Quinlan Karam
Truckee,CA
Summary
Talent acquisition professional with a career focused on finding talent for both large and small organizations with the goal of reducing hiring costs, improving employee retention rates and meeting corporate hiring goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Recruiting Specialist (Remote)
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
04.2021 - 10.2022
- Responsible for corporate recruiting for Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Texas offices.
- Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective screening processes.
- Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
- Developed recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates and build a pipeline.
- Generated specific candidate pool for career opportunities through strategic placement of advertisements, evaluation of applicant credentials, and conducting initial interviews and pre-screening assessments.
- Leveraged social media platforms and online job boards to advertise open positions and engage with potential candidates.
- Promptly corresponded with applicants and coordinated and conducted interviews.
- Tracked candidates and pushed for feedback on disqualifications, time-to-fill statistics and other variables.
- Worked with candidates from initial outreach to offer stage.
Senior Recruiting Consultant (Remote)
Baker McKenzie
02.2020 - 07.2020
- Managed recruiting efforts in North America for the "Professional Business Services" division of a global law firm.
- Tasked with full-cycle recruiting for all marketing, finance and IT staff.
- Worked directly with hiring managers once their requisition was approved including: conducting intake session, sourcing candidates, initial phone screens, coordinating interviews, negotiating compensation package and establishing start date.
Corporate Recruiter
CMG Financial
08.2017 - 01.2020
- Accountable for hiring all corporate and retail operations staff nationwide.
- Managed full-cycle recruitment or up to 20 requisitions.
- Worked directly with managers, directors and senior executives.
- Comfortable with high volume workload in a fast-paced environment with attention to cutting recruiting costs and ensuring candidate and hiring manager satisfaction.
- Followed up with notable applicants sourced via industry-specific pipelines, events and job fairs.
Senior Recruiter
24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc.
12.2014 - 12.2016
- Tasked with full-cycle national recruitment for corporate and field management positions supporting 11 District Managers and 2 Area HR Directors.
- Supported corporate office and 110 fitness clubs resulting in over 100 hires in 2016.
- Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective screening processes.
- Leveraged social media platforms and online job boards to advertise open positions and engage with potential candidates.
- Implemented interview guides for exempt level positions.
- Partnered with marketing to develop a social media recruitment strategy.
- Implemented new applicant tracking system.
Onboarding Specialist
Chevron Corporation
02.2012 - 12.2014
- Developed and implemented updated onboarding program for the IT division at Chevron Corporation.
- Leveraged Chevron best practices from other operating companies to complete overhaul of the onboarding program which included redesigning the onboarding website, creating updated recruiting collateral and developing refreshed new hire orientation.
- Conducted new hire orientation for all new employees, interns and college hires.
- Led training and development courses.
- Responsible for conducting new hire reference and background checks.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies (expected Graduation)
Saint Mary’s College
Moraga, CA12.2023
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies
Marymount College University
Rancho Palos Verdes12.1990
Skills
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Remote Recruiter
- College and Intern Hiring
- Strong Referral Networks
- Offer Negation
- National Recruiting
- Field Recruiting
- Corporate Recruiting
- Diversity Recruiting
- Behavioral Interviewing
- Relationship Building
Timeline
Recruiting Specialist (Remote)
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
04.2021 - 10.2022
Senior Recruiting Consultant (Remote)
Baker McKenzie
02.2020 - 07.2020
Corporate Recruiter
CMG Financial
08.2017 - 01.2020
Senior Recruiter
24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc.
12.2014 - 12.2016
Onboarding Specialist
Chevron Corporation
02.2012 - 12.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies (expected Graduation)
Saint Mary’s College
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies
Marymount College University
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